ATLANTA - Delta Air Lines Inc., the nation's third-largest carrier, said Thursday it will cut up to 9,000 jobs, reduce employee pay and make changes to its network to focus more on international flying as it moves swiftly to restructure its costs in bankruptcy.

The changes are part of the airline's effort to achieve an additional $3 billion in annual cost savings by the end of 2007. That's on top of $5 billion in annual savings Delta had previously said it wanted to achieve by the end of 2006.

From the article DAL plans to cut flights by 15%-20% that equates to about a 9,000 employee change if you go by the 52,000 employee number that is listed in the article.
Also noteworthy is that DAL has cut 24,000 since 9-11 but does not indicate if any of that was outsourced (as in customer service and reservations). In any case 9,000 and 24,000 makes 31,000 employee change since 9-11 and leaves 43,000 employed.
If those numbers are correct that is about a 45% drop in employees since 9-11.

Another point that was brought out is that DL will be eliminating over 100 jets from its fleet. I wonder if this is in addition to the existing fleet retirements that were previosly announced (B723, B733, B733G & B762)? If so, hopefully they are targeting the high CSM RJs that were a major contributor to their financial condition.

This does not say anything about the pilot group..... are they status quo... or are they expected to have another round of DL Kool Aid..... and I am asuming the "topped out" CSA's are taking another 10 percent paycut.. Can anyone share the Grinstein memo..????

Fleet reduction will be from the previously announced reductions. The Types gone are 732, 733, 733Glass(shuttle),and 762. That leaves us with 738, MD88, MD90, 757, 763, 764, 777. The MD are to be retired begining in 2010 or 2012 I think.

Top out rate for a regular CSA is $3,340.80 a month. Take off another 9% from that.... you're gonna see mass exodus from DAL. I myself plan on staying as long as I can bear it. The way I see it, the more people quit, the more I move up in seniority and move into vacated positions. Best of luck to those who move on to pursue other careers.

Quoting DALMD88 (Reply 6):Fleet reduction will be from the previously announced reductions. The Types gone are 732, 733, 733Glass(shuttle),and 762. That leaves us with 738, MD88, MD90, 757, 763, 764, 777. The MD are to be retired begining in 2010 or 2012 I think.

Any speculation on what will replace the Mad Dogs ? DL flies quite a few of them (not as many as AA, but still quite a few) .... is this where 738's will eventually be assigned? DL still has 738's on order, correct?

Quoting Misbeehavin (Reply 11):It always makes me wonder when a company lays of thousands of people and yet manages to carry on working as before. What were these people doing?

You make it sound as if DL will keep the same number of planes, yet layoff thousands. They're not. They're reducing the size of their domestic network.
If a company has less infrastructure to support then obviously they will need less employees to provide that support.

Quoting Misbeehavin (Reply 11):It always makes me wonder when a company lays of thousands of people and yet manages to carry on working as before. What were these people doing?

That doesn't make any sense....Obviously if they are laying off thousands of people, they aren't "working as before." What they are doing is streamlining their operations so they CAN continue to operate - but certainly not as before. That's the whole point of going through this process - to make changes to a system that wasn't working.

The word is they're reducing domestic capacity by somewhere around 20-25%. In turn, they're increasing international capacity by the same number. We've been told the Atlanta operation will not be downsized as far as employees go, and that the 9,000 workers will come from middle management and outstations.

It never did seem like much sense to keep actual Delta ramp employees in cities like HNL, ORD, MSY, and DFW when you only fly small aircraft a few times a day.

Summary:
"Bankrupt Delta will eliminate 7,000 to 9,000 jobs (17% of its total workforce) by the end of 2007. Of those cuts, about 25% -- 1,750 to 2,250 jobs -- will come from metro Atlanta, Delta Chief Financial Officer Edward Bastian said today at a committee meeting at Georgia's capitol.

Quoting DL763DFW (Reply 15):The word is they're reducing domestic capacity by somewhere around 20-25%. In turn, they're increasing international capacity by the same number.

I hope reducing all that domestic capacity won't effect their international bookings. Now because they reduced my home airport (MOB) to three flights a day, it pretty much makes it impossible to get back to MOB the same day you arrive in ATL or JFK for that matter. But they are right for increasing international routes substantially.

What about places like PVD/MHT? I know that There was talk already becuase of the $$ they put into the new A terminal at logan. I wonder if PVD will loose their 757 service? Some downgrades? And MHT? Will they completly close this station? or downgrade service. And I'm sure theres many other metro areas in the country that have the same problems.

Quoting CORULEZ05 (Reply 19):um why? These cutbacks and more are expected....part of the process of entering bankruptcy protection....not really breaking news.

It may be expected, however I like the thread starter still find it saddening that thousands of people may lose their jobs and along with it their livelyhood,
for something that is essentially not their doing nor their fault.

Not only are we going to take a 9% pay cut, but there are going to be cuts with our insurance coverage-though right now we don't know if or how much the coverage for doctor visits and prescription coverage will be affected. We also found out that wherever you stand in regards to the pension plan, that is where you will stay, no more percentages added on. Vacations will max out at 4 week(unless you are already are at 5 weeks). The accrument of sick days now stops. You will now be receiving 5 personal days per year. If you already have a bank of sick days, you will not lose them. If you are hurt on the job, you will have to go on disability, there will be no more OJI payments. As a Delta spouse, there will be no insurance paid if something were to happen to my husband. Our 401K plan will continue to have company contributions(now in cash rather than in Delta stock as it was in the past-personally I think that is better). Granted this is pretty bad, but in the light of what is happening right now in New Orleans, Biloxi, Mobile, and soon in Texas, is isn't devastating.

25 1MillionFlyer
: I agree it's not shocking just sad for the people affected

26 OttoPylit
: Don't forget that they have to now pay $50 a year for flight benefits. Thats better than having to pay $10 a segment or however they used to do it. It

27 Lono
: Otto.... get out you won't regret it.... Otto..... I have some of my old ramp rat buds in some of these towns.... what is going to happen to them....

28 OttoPylit
: Not so much that I don't want to stay, I just couldn't afford to. I'm taking a pay cut, then 2 months later, getting a raise that was also cut, bring

29 Lono
: My thoughts and prayers are with you and all my DL friends.... I hope for the best for DL...... GO WIDGET!!!!

30 Lono
: I just talked with one of my friends in SEA (dept 120).. they are gone Feb 1st... Sad sad ... prayers are in order for these lost jobs...

31 OttoPylit
: Are they gone as in direct furlough? Or gone as in displaced at that time? I would think they would displace the workers and give them the option of

32 Lono
: Gone as in there will be no department 120 in SEA.... outsourced to DLG.... they were given LGA and JFK as cities to work in.... but you can't live o

33 Bucky707
: thats not exactly true. An imposed contract means the union is free to strike. And trust me, the Delta pilots are willing to strike. Delta doesn't wa

34 Lono
: OH Yeah.... the message said "Your services will no longer be required in this station effective February 1 2006" The choices given was to work in LGA